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October 09, 2005
The So-Called Energy Drinks
Slate conducts a survery of energy drinks:
But can these energy drinks live up to their pronouncements? Do they improve “performance” and “reaction speed”? To determine this, I bought a slew and evaluated them over several weeks on three factors. First, do they taste like something a person would want to consume, or like chewable aspirin? Second, how do they affect my mental state, including focus, alertness, mood, and ability to play an electronic version of the board game Boggle? Third, how do they affect the way my body feels, both in terms of physical harmony and strenuous activities such as swimming, running, pickup basketball, push-ups, and coin-op arcade basketball?
How well do those energy drinks work?
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